Sterling Silver and Jade Butterfly Dangle Earrings - Living Nature - Butterfly Romance festive addition to the tree

festive addition to the tree this holiday season

each crafted to resemble a banana leaf and given a glazed green finish

Woven by hand using cotton threads

To the left

the bracelet alternates gemstone charms with gold-plated flat discs that add to its amazing style

Sterling Silver and Jade Butterfly Dangle Earrings - Living Nature - Butterfly Romance festive addition to the treeFor the indigenous people of pre Columbian America, especially the Mayas, the yaax chich or 'jade' meant life, fertility, and power. It was the most precious object, even above gold. These dangle earrings, by Guatemalan artisan Zandra Lorena Sajbin, feature dark green pear shaped jade discs on silver ear wires with an etched butterfly design. Says Sajbin of her designs, 'God has given us the wonderful gift that is nature: flora and fauna. These pieces